ARTH101: Art Appreciation and Techniques

9.6.6 The Early 20th Century

• Smarthistory.org: Dr. Beth Harris and Dr. Steven Zucker's "1907-1960 Age of Global Conflict" Page

  Watch this video as an overview of the subject of art in the 20th century.

• Smarthistory.org: Dr. Virginia B. Spivey's "A Beginner's Guide to Fauvism" URL

  Please begin with Dr. Spivey's article on Fauvism (the first link) and then navigate through the site to read and/or watch the following material:

  • Watch the video on Kirchner's Dresden street-scene: "Kirchner, Street, Dresden"
  • Read the article "Kirchner, Self-Portrait as a Soldier"
  • Read the article "Inventing Cubism" and look at several of works by Picasso

• Smarthistory.org: Emily Casden's "Italian Futurism: An Introduction" URL

  Please begin with Emily Casden's article on Futurism in Italy, then navigate to the video on Dada titled, "Art as a Concept: Duchamp, In advance of the Broken Arm." Then, be sure to check out several of the other articles and videos about Futurism and Dadaism in the context of World War I.

• Khan Academy: "Art Between the Wars: The Avant-Garde and the Rise of Totalitarianism" URL

  On this page, please read and/or watch all the materials related to Surrealism, Latin American Modernism, and American Art to World War II.